Ryland Announces First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYS: RYL) , will release its first quarter 2013 results on Wednesday, April 24, after the market closes. The conference call will be held on Thursday, April 25, at 9:00 a.m. PDT (noon EDT).

A live audio webcast of the call will be available on Ryland's Web site at www.ryland.com. To access the webcast, go to the Investors section and click on the "First Quarter Earnings Conference Call" link under the "Events and Presentations" heading. A replay of the webcast will be archived on Ryland's site.

For participants who wish to call in, the number is (707) 287-9355, or toll free (877) 644-1284. The call will be recorded and available for replay beginning two hours after the call's completion through 12:00 p.m. PDT on May 2, 2013. The dial-in number for the replay is (404) 537-3406 or toll free (855) 859-2056 (reference access code 30154500).

Headquartered in Southern California, Ryland is one of the nation's largest homebuilders and a leading mortgage-finance company. Since its founding in 1967, Ryland has built more than 300,000 homes and financed more than 245,000 mortgages. The Company currently operates in 14 states across the country and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RYL." For more information, please visit www.ryland.com.